{
    "term": "obvious",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "easy to see or understand",
            "sensetop": "obvious (that…)obvious to somebody that…obvious to somebodyobvious from something that…obvious how, what, etc.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I know you don't like her but try not to make it so obvious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He agreed with obvious pleasure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It soon became obvious that the machine did not work.",
                    "contextForm": "obvious (that…)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's **painfully obvious** that the budget was low for this movie."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's obvious a change is needed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated.",
                    "contextForm": "obvious to somebody that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lessons seem fairly obvious to anyone who doesn't work in the Administration.",
                    "contextForm": "obvious to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's obvious from what she said that something is wrong.",
                    "contextForm": "obvious from something that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**For obvious reasons**, I'd prefer not to give my name."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The reasons for this decision were **not immediately obvious**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is **blindingly obvious** that there is not enough money to finance this public spending programme."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was far from obvious how they were going to get off the island.",
                    "contextForm": "obvious how, what, etc."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is obvious to me that you're unhappy in your job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was becoming painfully obvious that the two of them had nothing in common."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was immediately obvious that the bag was too heavy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ineptitude of the government was all too obvious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He put his book down with obvious annoyance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's obvious that she'd be upset."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "clear",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["to"],
                "phrases": ["be so obvious that…"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "that most people would think of or agree to",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was the obvious choice for the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's no obvious solution to the problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This seemed the most obvious thing to do."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an obvious example/answer/question"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["to"],
                "phrases": ["be so obvious that…"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "not interesting, new or showing imagination; unnecessary because it is clear to everyone",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The ending was pretty obvious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I may be **stating the obvious** but without more money the project cannot survive."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɒbviəs/",
                "audio": "ob/obvious/obvious__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɑːbviəs/",
                "audio": "ob/obvious/obvious__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘frequently encountered’): from Latin obvius (from the phrase ob viam ‘in the way’) + -ous."
}